Dead Dem wins over repub in SD county commissioner's race

[Sapphire Blue]

Dead woman wins county commissioner's race
S.D. candidate gets 100 votes; official says voters knew she was deceased
Updated: 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

PIERRE, S.D. - A woman who died two months ago won a county commissioner's race in Jerauld County on Tuesday.

Democrat Marie Steichen, of Woonsocket, got 100 votes, defeating incumbent Republican Merlin Feistner, of Woonsocket, who had 64 votes.

Jerauld County Auditor Cindy Peterson said she believes the county board will have to meet to appoint a replacement for Steichen. Peterson said she'll check with the state's attorney to be sure that's the process.

Peterson said voters knew Steichen had died.

"They just had a chance to make a change, and we respect their opinion."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15622299/

[Greeby]

1. lmao, even being dead doesn't stop us anymore!

:rofl:

[Botany]

2. Bad day, huh?

:rofl:

[Sapphire Blue]

3. It just keeps getting better by the minute!

:rofl:

[Sapphire Blue]

4. .

:kick:

[FairVotes4all]

5. Whhhhhaaaa?!?!?!?!?!

I live in South Dakota and have not heard about this. Good job Sapphire.

Edit: Kicked.

[MissB]

6. Better dead than red.

[LSdemocrat]

7. Oh no! The dead have risen and they're voting Democratic!

I just had to quote and adapt that classic line from The Simpsons.

[haele]

8. Perhaps we should run dead people more often.

Seems as if a dead Democrat is a shoo-in to beat incumbent Republicans...

Hey - It's a JOKE, people ;)

Haele